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New Palestinian aid deal agreed
Palestinians will start to receive foreign aid again after a deal was agreed to temporarily channel help directly to the people.
- Agencies
- Published: 23:33 May 3, 2009
United Nations: Palestinians will start to receive foreign aid again after a deal was agreed to temporarily channel help directly to the people.
The agreement was announced after a day of talks between the US and European Union countries, but it did not specify how much or what kind of aid they would provide.
Speaking in Gaza City, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh slammed the United States and its Western allies for demands on his government, but did not reject the temporary aid.
"The Quartet brings from time to time conditions to force the government to concede the rights and recognize the
legality of the occupation," Ismail Haniyeh said.
"I believe the government will remain faithful to the Palestinian rights and will keep seeking the equation that protects the Palestinian people. The financial crisis has never been a factor dividing the Palestinians. It will be a factor that unites them," he said.
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